Protected Species | NOAA Fisheries

Vessels with skimmer trawls push nets in shallow, nearshore waters.

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A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish.

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Pound nets are a series of nets anchored to the bottom perpendicular to shore and are set in nearshore areas.

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Longlines consist of a mainline, gangions, and baited hooks.

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Midwater trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net through the water column.

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A gillnet is a wall of netting that hangs in the water column, typically made of monofilament or multifilament nylon.

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Fish aggregating devices are floating objects that are designed and strategically placed to attract pelagic fish.

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Dredging is a fishing method in which a dredge is dragged across the sea floor, either scraping or penetrating the bottom.

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Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net along the ocean floor.

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Bottom longlines have a mainline weighted to the seafloor with buoy lines marked by flags on either end.

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